Journal of the Knowledge Economy

Aims & Scope

In the context of rapid globalization and technological capacity, the world’s economies today are driven increasingly by knowledge—the expertise, skills, experience, education, understanding, awareness, perception, and other qualities required to communicate, interpret, and analyze information.

New wealth is created by the application of knowledge to improve productivity—and to create new products, services, systems, and process (i.e., to innovate).

The Journal of the Knowledge Economy focuses on the dynamics of the knowledge-based economy, with an emphasis on the role of knowledge creation, diffusion, and application across three economic levels: (1) the systemic "meta" or "macro"-level, (2) the organizational "meso"-level, and (3) the individual "micro"-level.

The journal incorporates insights from the fields of economics, management, law, sociology, anthropology, psychology, and political science to shed new light on the evolving role of knowledge, with a particular emphasis on how innovation can be leveraged to provide solutions to complex problems and issues, including global crises in environmental sustainability, education, and economic development.

Articles emphasize empirical studies, underscoring a comparative approach, and, to a lesser extent, case studies and theoretical articles.

The journal balances practice/application and theory/concepts.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	4.00

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	31024

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3461

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• A Smart City Initiative: the Case of Barcelona

  Citation: 787

  Authors: Tuba, Esteve, Jonathan

• The Triple Helix, Quadruple Helix, …, and an N-Tuple of Helices: Explanatory Models for Analyzing the Knowledge-Based Economy?

  Citation: 510

  Authors: Loet

• Smart City Reference Model: Assisting Planners to Conceptualize the Building of Smart City Innovation Ecosystems

  Citation: 495

  Authors: Sotiris

• The Futures of Europe: Society 5.0 and Industry 5.0 as Driving Forces of Future Universities

  Citation: 349

  Authors: Elias G., Joanna

• The Role of Knowledge Economy in African Business

  Citation: 341

  Authors: Vanessa Simen

• The Quadruple/Quintuple Innovation Helixes and Smart Specialisation Strategies for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth in Europe and Beyond

  Citation: 295

  Authors: Elias G., Ruslan

• Open Innovation Diplomacy and a 21st Century Fractal Research, Education and Innovation (FREIE) Ecosystem: Building on the Quadruple and Quintuple Helix Innovation Concepts and the “Mode 3” Knowledge Production System

  Citation: 254

  Authors: Elias G., David F. J.

• Special Issue on Smart Cities and the Future Internet in Europe

  Citation: 213

  Authors: Nicos, Marc, Hans

• Exploring Human Resource Management Digital Transformation in the Digital Age

  Citation: 179

  Authors: Jie, Zhisheng

• Transformation from an Oil-based Economy to a Knowledge-based Economy in Saudi Arabia: the Direction of Saudi Vision 2030

  Citation: 161

  Authors: Mohammad

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